diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 1fb5f804ea23..d5a984ad864f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1536,17 +1536,17 @@ static unsigned int stmmac_rx_offset(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	return NET_SKB_PAD + NET_IP_ALIGN;
 }
 
-static int stmmac_set_bfsize(int mtu)
+static int stmmac_set_bfsize(int len)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (mtu >= BUF_SIZE_8KiB)
+	if (len > BUF_SIZE_8KiB)
 		ret = BUF_SIZE_16KiB;
-	else if (mtu >= BUF_SIZE_4KiB)
+	else if (len > BUF_SIZE_4KiB)
 		ret = BUF_SIZE_8KiB;
-	else if (mtu >= BUF_SIZE_2KiB)
+	else if (len > BUF_SIZE_2KiB)
 		ret = BUF_SIZE_4KiB;
-	else if (mtu > DEFAULT_BUFSIZE)
+	else if (len > DEFAULT_BUFSIZE)
 		ret = BUF_SIZE_2KiB;
 	else
 		ret = DEFAULT_BUFSIZE;
@@ -4063,7 +4063,7 @@ static struct stmmac_dma_conf *
 stmmac_setup_dma_desc(struct stmmac_priv *priv, unsigned int mtu)
 {
 	struct stmmac_dma_conf *dma_conf;
-	int bfsize, ret;
+	int bfsize, len, ret;
 	u8 chan;
 
 	dma_conf = kzalloc_obj(*dma_conf);
@@ -4073,13 +4073,15 @@ stmmac_setup_dma_desc(struct stmmac_priv *priv, unsigned int mtu)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	/* Returns 0 or BUF_SIZE_16KiB if mtu > 8KiB and dwmac4 or ring mode */
-	bfsize = stmmac_set_16kib_bfsize(priv, mtu);
+	len = mtu + ETH_HLEN + 2 * VLAN_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN;
+
+	/* Returns 0 or BUF_SIZE_16KiB if len > 8KiB and dwmac4 or ring mode */
+	bfsize = stmmac_set_16kib_bfsize(priv, len);
 	if (bfsize < 0)
 		bfsize = 0;
 
 	if (bfsize < BUF_SIZE_16KiB)
-		bfsize = stmmac_set_bfsize(mtu);
+		bfsize = stmmac_set_bfsize(len);
 
 	dma_conf->dma_buf_sz = bfsize;
 	/* Chose the tx/rx size from the already defined one in the